Outback travels for Heidi & Laurie started way back in 1989 in their 2.4lt Diesel 4runner. Their 1st big adventure was to Kakadu & the Gibb River Road at the southern end of the Kimberleys in NW Australia.

In 1993 they upgraded to a white Landcruiser 80 Series with black side rails, thus the callsign of Zebra aka Zebra400.

Visiting the extremities of the Australian mainland, they have experienced the most northerly point of the Australian mainland at the tip of Cape York & the most easterly point at Byron Bay & the most southerly point at Wilson's Promontory.

Central Australian trips have taken them into the Simpson Desert, Lambert's Gravitational Centre of Australia & the Macdonald Ranges (east & west), as well a climb to the top of Uluru (Ayers Rock) & a bush walk thru the inspiring Olgas.

Tasmania was always a must to see, with 4WDing the rugged west coast, & MTBing the magical middle & east. Of course a visit to the most southerly road point of Tasmania down at Cockle Creek was a highlight.

2001/2 was a memorable time for both of us - living, working & holidaying in Finland.

Whilst based near Helsinki, we found time to travel through the other Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Iceland.

Being so close, trips were also taken to St Petersberg in Russia, Tallinn in Estonia plus a weekend in Ireland . This overseas trip of a lifetime, also gave us time to catch with Heidi's relatives in Germany & Laurie's relatives in Sweden & friends in the UK. 

In 2007, Zebra400 travelled to Western Australia on the Indian Pacific. The train runs from Australia's east coast in Sydney to Perth on the west coast and crosses the spectacular Nullarbor Plateau.

2008 saw Laurie & Heidi doing some 4WDing & MTBing through the picturesque Flinders Ranges in South Australia followed by a revisit to the exciting mountainous coast of SE NSW.

2009 was just as exciting. After revisiting the Vic/SA Border track, we ventured north to MTB parts of the Bicentennial National Trail in northern NSW. Our final trip for the year was a return to Tasmania with some 4WDing & MTBing.

Oh yes, during the week, Heidi is busy directing a team of SW Engineers for an multi-national company while Laurie takes on the elements as he motors around on his Honda CT110 delivering mail for Australia Post.